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ignorant
ig·no·rant I0027600 (ĭg′nər-ənt)adj.1. Lacking education or knowledge.2. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge: an ignorant mistake.3. Unaware or uninformed: was ignorant of the drug's harmful effects.
[Middle English ignoraunt, from Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns, ignōrant-, present participle of ignōrāre, to be ignorant, not to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]
ig′no·rant·ly adv.ignorant (ˈɪɡnərənt) adj1. lacking in knowledge or education; unenlightened2. (often foll by: of) lacking in awareness or knowledge (of): ignorant of the law. 3. resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or awareness: an ignorant remark. ˈignorantly advig•no•rant (ˈɪg nər ənt)
adj. 1. lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned. 2. lacking special knowledge or information. 3. uninformed; unaware. 4. showing lack of knowledge or training. [1325–75; Middle English < Latin ignōrant-, s. of ignōrāns, present participle of ignōrāre to ignore] ig′no•rant•ly, adv. syn: ignorant, illiterate mean lacking in knowledge or training. ignorant may mean knowing little or nothing, or it may mean uninformed about a particular subject: An ignorant person can be dangerous. I confess I'm ignorant of higher mathematics. illiterate most often means unable to read or write; however, it sometimes means not well-read or not well versed in literature: classes for illiterate soldiers; an illiterate mathematician. ignorant- ignore, ignorant - Ignore and ignorant are from Latin i-, "not," and gno-, "know."
- nescient - Can mean "ignorant" or "agnostic," coming from Latin ne, "not," and scire, "know."
- nice, nicety - Nice first meant "foolish, ignorant," derived from Latin nescius, "ignorant"; nicety first meant "stupidity."
- rude - Derives from Latin rudis, "uncultivated," and first meant "uneducated, ignorant."
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ignorant - uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"nescient, unlettered, unlearneduneducated - not having a good education | | 2. | ignorant - uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate"illiterateuneducated - not having a good education | | 3. | ignorant - unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting"unknowing, unknowledgeable, unwittinguninformed - not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public" |
ignorantadjective1. uneducated, unaware, naive, green, illiterate, inexperienced, innocent, untrained, unlearned, unread, untutored, uncultivated, wet behind the ears (informal), unlettered, untaught, unknowledgeable, uncomprehending, unscholarly, as green as grass They don't ask questions for fear of appearing ignorant.
uneducated learned, cultured, educated, brilliant, wise, sophisticated, knowledgeable, astute, literate, sagacious2. insensitive, gross, crude, rude, shallow, superficial, crass Some very ignorant people called me all kinds of names.3. (with of) uninformed of, unaware of, oblivious to, blind to, innocent of, in the dark about, unconscious of, unschooled in, out of the loop of, inexperienced of, uninitiated about, unknowing of, unenlightened about Many people are worryingly ignorant of the facts.
uninformed of aware, informed, conscious, in the loopignorantadjective1. Without education or knowledge:illiterate, nescient, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unschooled, untaught.2. Exhibiting lack of education or knowledge:backward, benighted, primitive, unenlightened.3. Not aware or informed:innocent, oblivious, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting.Idiom: in the dark.Translationsignorant (ˈignərənt) adjective1. knowing very little. He's really very ignorant – he ought to read more; I'm ignorant about money matters. 無知的 无知的2. (with of) unaware. He continued on his way, ignorant of the dangers which lay ahead. 全然不知的 不知道的ˈignorantly adverb 無知地 无知地ˈignorance noun 無知 无知IdiomsSeeplay ignorantEncyclopediaSeeIgnoranceignorant
Synonyms for ignorantadj uneducatedSynonyms- uneducated
- unaware
- naive
- green
- illiterate
- inexperienced
- innocent
- untrained
- unlearned
- unread
- untutored
- uncultivated
- wet behind the ears
- unlettered
- untaught
- unknowledgeable
- uncomprehending
- unscholarly
- as green as grass
Antonyms- learned
- cultured
- educated
- brilliant
- wise
- sophisticated
- knowledgeable
- astute
- literate
- sagacious
adj insensitiveSynonyms- insensitive
- gross
- crude
- rude
- shallow
- superficial
- crass
adj uninformed ofSynonyms- uninformed of
- unaware of
- oblivious to
- blind to
- innocent of
- in the dark about
- unconscious of
- unschooled in
- out of the loop of
- inexperienced of
- uninitiated about
- unknowing of
- unenlightened about
Antonyms- aware
- informed
- conscious
- in the loop
Synonyms for ignorantadj without education or knowledgeSynonyms- illiterate
- nescient
- uneducated
- uninstructed
- unlearned
- unschooled
- untaught
adj exhibiting lack of education or knowledgeSynonyms- backward
- benighted
- primitive
- unenlightened
adj not aware or informedSynonyms- innocent
- oblivious
- unacquainted
- unaware
- unconscious
- unenlightened
- unfamiliar
- uninformed
- unknowing
- unwitting
Synonyms for ignorantadj uneducated in generalSynonyms- nescient
- unlettered
- unlearned
Related Wordsadj uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learningSynonymsRelated Wordsadj unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledgeSynonyms- unknowing
- unknowledgeable
- unwitting
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